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there is no quick fix for healthcare, mental healthcare, claims, anything else. there is the need for a persistent drive, a driving agenda when the secretary and his team comes to work every day determined as you are, sir, to make a difference as best as you can. i'm disturbed by the fact that the very promising va joining with d.o.d. on i.t. and other things which was quite vibrant seven or eight years ago has now been called off. and i want to ask why and at what price do we pay or what can be done. i would say to my friends on this committee that we are very lucky to serve here. i've been on here every year that i've ever been on the senate which some may think is one or two but actually is 28 years. and it's a proud, proud service. so in west virginia we have many veterans. everybody does. the work is powerful in its policy and powerful in it's poignancy. i commend you for the work you've done but i still have questions to ask. thank you. >> mr. chairman, thank you and thank you for calling this hearing on this budget request. mr. secretary, it's good to see
there is no quick fix for healthcare, mental healthcare, claims, anything else. there is the need for a persistent drive, a driving agenda when the secretary and his team comes to work every day determined as you are, sir, to make a difference as best as you can. i'm disturbed by the fact that the very promising va joining with d.o.d. on i.t. and other things which was quite vibrant seven or eight years ago has now been called off. and i want to ask why and at what price do we pay or what can...
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life blood of the healthcare. e had several hearings a few weeks ago on trying to identify ways where the food and drug their branch , that approves devices, are they being helpful or hurtful with apps that are being developed for smart phones. ou can get an app that can do an e.k.g. or will be able to continually senses blood sugar levels. his is the wave of the future is personalized care, elf-directed care that makes the care more in line with what the patient needs. is for the money to follow the patient. no one ever really discussed the sentinel problem that existed the cost.s savings d a health account over 10 years. it is a much lower cost premium ut you have to have the discipline to put those dollars into a savings account that you your healthcare needs in the future. that is an extremely intelligent a young ially for person to go about approaching to r work life and had you prepare for the for the. we never developed -- mitch in indiana had set up he healthy indiana program for state employees and it is
life blood of the healthcare. e had several hearings a few weeks ago on trying to identify ways where the food and drug their branch , that approves devices, are they being helpful or hurtful with apps that are being developed for smart phones. ou can get an app that can do an e.k.g. or will be able to continually senses blood sugar levels. his is the wave of the future is personalized care, elf-directed care that makes the care more in line with what the patient needs. is for the money to...
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one of the most important changes that we think in the plan is to take over her healthcare plan plan. everybody believes that the federal system is overly generous in terms of benefits. the federal health care system is not overly generous to our employees. .ut it is overly expensive that's why we want to shift our employees and retirees from the federal system to a privately run plan. but we do that, we will be able to provide our employees and retirees with the same or better health-care coverage at a dramatically lower cost. oys and retirees $700 million a year in annual premiums and save the postal service $8 billion, because we would effectively eliminate the need to pre-fund one day further. we would also be able to invest much more ineffective health and wellness programs which we cannot do now. effective health and wellness programs which we cannot do now. that it so much sense fills me with optimism. we have to move in this direction, and i believe we will. >> comments from postmaster donahoe. you can see his entire remarks tonight at 10:30 eastern here on c-span or any time
one of the most important changes that we think in the plan is to take over her healthcare plan plan. everybody believes that the federal system is overly generous in terms of benefits. the federal health care system is not overly generous to our employees. .ut it is overly expensive that's why we want to shift our employees and retirees from the federal system to a privately run plan. but we do that, we will be able to provide our employees and retirees with the same or better health-care...
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to be at a decent wage and have some sort of opportunity for a retirement and vacation and maybe a healthcare plan. you are correct that we are not providing that for them. there is a real social danger happening in america from that unemployment. >> senator, i think the question is who benefits? i'm not sure i would like to have my own time for going through every discrete item. there are a lot of working parts. it would take months to even absorb attempt of of what is going on. as a major restructuring of our country. it is devastating over there. not just from the unemployment. in our hearings at the civil rights commission, we focused on the effect of immigration on blacks and other low skilled workers. they dealt with employment, but there is a cascade effect that went into incarceration rates and single-family rates and all of the other pathologies that come from those other issues. >> i think you are exactly correct. a professor has written about the incarceration rates and poverty. we think that is true. let's consider this situation. a job opens up. first, in the last month, labor st
to be at a decent wage and have some sort of opportunity for a retirement and vacation and maybe a healthcare plan. you are correct that we are not providing that for them. there is a real social danger happening in america from that unemployment. >> senator, i think the question is who benefits? i'm not sure i would like to have my own time for going through every discrete item. there are a lot of working parts. it would take months to even absorb attempt of of what is going on. as a...
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to be at a decent wage and have some sort of opportunity for a retirement and vacation and maybe a healthcare plan. you are correct that we are not providing that for them. there is a real social danger happening in america from that unemployment. >> senator, i think the question is who benefits? i'm not sure i would like to have my own time for going through every discrete item. there are a lot of working parts. it would take months to even absorb attempt of of what is going on. as a major restructuring of our country. it is devastating over there. not just from the unemployment. in our hearings at the civil rights commission, we focused on the effect of immigration on blacks and other low skilled workers. they dealt with employment, but there is a cascade effect that went into incarceration rates and single-family rates and all of the other pathologies that come from those other issues. >> i think you are exactly correct. a professor has written about the incarceration rates and poverty. we think that is true. let's consider this situation. a job opens up. first, in the last month, labor st
to be at a decent wage and have some sort of opportunity for a retirement and vacation and maybe a healthcare plan. you are correct that we are not providing that for them. there is a real social danger happening in america from that unemployment. >> senator, i think the question is who benefits? i'm not sure i would like to have my own time for going through every discrete item. there are a lot of working parts. it would take months to even absorb attempt of of what is going on. as a...
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what about healthcare? those are very important issues but don't you think there is one central issue that can solve all our other problems and we should tackle the first? you may be thinking, what might the big issue be? want to think about it, it is simple. what can give kids the knowledge they need to solve these problems? >> public-school education in this country has taken a backseat to other concerns. that hurt us badly at the nation. one of the things that has made us so competitive throughout the years we have been america is the fact that we have had public-school education. many countries do not invest in that. so it is an investment in our future. >> sometimes outcomes are not what we want. >> we have seen through current research that in large, the u.s. educational system is failing. we have seen successes in the california and massachusetts systems. laggia, we consistently behind. i think the president and congress could do a better job of issuing national standards. however, our current idea o
what about healthcare? those are very important issues but don't you think there is one central issue that can solve all our other problems and we should tackle the first? you may be thinking, what might the big issue be? want to think about it, it is simple. what can give kids the knowledge they need to solve these problems? >> public-school education in this country has taken a backseat to other concerns. that hurt us badly at the nation. one of the things that has made us so...
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there is no quick fix for healthcare am a mental health care, claims, or anything else. there is the need for persistent .rive and driving the agenda with the secretary comes to work every day i'm a determined -- every day, determined to make a difference as best as you can. thatdisturbed by the fact in this very promising va joined with the dod, it, and other which is quite vibrant. it has been called off. and what pricehy do we pay or what can be done. i would just say to my friends on this committee that we are very, very lucky to serve here. every year i have been in the senate, which some may think is one or two, but it is 28 years, it is a proud service. know, and west virginia, we have so many veterans. everybody does. the work is powerful. i commend you for the work to be done, but i still have questions i want to ask. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. >> mr. chairman, thank you and thank you for calling this hearing on this budget request. mr. secretary, it is good to see you again. one of the things i appreciate and i know the other members certainly would
there is no quick fix for healthcare am a mental health care, claims, or anything else. there is the need for persistent .rive and driving the agenda with the secretary comes to work every day i'm a determined -- every day, determined to make a difference as best as you can. thatdisturbed by the fact in this very promising va joined with the dod, it, and other which is quite vibrant. it has been called off. and what pricehy do we pay or what can be done. i would just say to my friends on this...
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we will talk with jenny gold of about thecare -- healthcare exchanges. anthony costello will be joining us for bloomberg government to talk about oil and gas tax breaks. ,hat is all tomorrow morning 7:00 eastern. 4:00 for those of you on the west post. -- coast. have a great week ahead. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> today, our "newsmakers" program with luis gutierrez. then the gang of eight top about immigration reform. then the senate judiciary committee talk about the immigration proposal. >> luis gutierrez and a member of the game of a working on immigration in the house. to reporters to help us with questions. >> this is probably an easy one. you
we will talk with jenny gold of about thecare -- healthcare exchanges. anthony costello will be joining us for bloomberg government to talk about oil and gas tax breaks. ,hat is all tomorrow morning 7:00 eastern. 4:00 for those of you on the west post. -- coast. have a great week ahead. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> today, our "newsmakers" program with luis gutierrez. then the gang of eight...
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host: from twitter -- education and quality healthcare will save more lives from gun violence than administrative control. , -- eda, illinois. --ler: i want to know why this is america, we have the constitution and the bill of rights -- why do we have communists? liberals are communist. they are running our government. --t: senator question mark senator? guest: this is america. we are mindful of people with different views here this country is perceived to be moderate. we have different views, but we come together near the center. i am not sure who you are referring to, but i can tell you i am proud of the men and women who serve in the united states congress. many of whom i disagree with, but i think they are here for the right purpose and we need to sit down and solve issues. the number one problem this country has is the failure to resolve problems, whether it is the budget, immigration -- these issues cry out for a resolution -- the tax code, regulatory issues. democrats and republicans should reach compromise. that is what our founding fathers envisioned -- sit down, compromise answer and re
host: from twitter -- education and quality healthcare will save more lives from gun violence than administrative control. , -- eda, illinois. --ler: i want to know why this is america, we have the constitution and the bill of rights -- why do we have communists? liberals are communist. they are running our government. --t: senator question mark senator? guest: this is america. we are mindful of people with different views here this country is perceived to be moderate. we have different views,...
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,n health issues, healthcare their well being while they are in service. my viewhink you share that more needs to be done to enable and prepare them for life after your service. particularly on employment, skill training. iknow that the minute loss have left here with a -- here will be inadequate_-- inadequate on this score. if you could just give your view on how we are doing and where we should go in terms of caring -- preparing men and women who are going to leave the service in the near future for civilian life. >> thank you. for hisral dempsey comments as well. first, i share absolutely your comments for the reasons you noted. these are young men and women who have come forward and serve our country unselfishly with tremendous sacrifices. most cases they make with their families. we do have some responsibility here. we have programs now underway and continue to fund, to assist that transition. do more, yes. can the court made up better, yes. , yes.rdinate that better you have my continued commitment on this issue. transition assistance programs are go
,n health issues, healthcare their well being while they are in service. my viewhink you share that more needs to be done to enable and prepare them for life after your service. particularly on employment, skill training. iknow that the minute loss have left here with a -- here will be inadequate_-- inadequate on this score. if you could just give your view on how we are doing and where we should go in terms of caring -- preparing men and women who are going to leave the service in the near...